Prevalence and determinants of anemia and iron deficiency in Kuwait

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 9036-9045

  Zenki, Sameer Al ^a   Alomirah, Husam ^a   Hooti, Suad Al ^a   Hamad, Nawal Al ^b   Jackson, Robert T ^c   Rao, Aravinda ^b   Jahmah, Nasser Al ^b   Obaid, Ina’am Al ^b   Ghanim, Jameela Al ^a   Somaie, Mona Al ^b   Zaghloul, Sahar ^d   Othman, Amani Al ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d National Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Public health; RBC folate; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; RETINOL; IRON;

ANEMIA; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; VERY ELDERLY;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTES; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; KUWAIT; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938533684     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120809036     Document Type: Article

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